Bedstead construction



Feb. 23, v1932. M, F. BAYER 1,846,936

BEDSTEAD CONSTRUCTION Filed April 13. 1928 Patentedv Feb. 23, 1932 i A UNITEn ,SIAE @rar rsi MATTHEW n. BAYER, or KENosHA, WISCONSIN, AssIGNoia `ro siiaiiIoNs ,coMrANiz on NEW' YORK, N; Y., A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE Bnns'rnnn coNs'rRUoTIoN Y` Application 1ed4Apri1 13,

This invention relates to bedstead construction and more particularly to an improved means for removably mounting vone bedstead part, for example a side rail on another bedstead part such as a corner post.

One object of the invention is to provide an improved connection or locking means of the character referred to, which will be effective to rigidly connect the bedstead parts so lo as to hold the same against relative horizontal shifting movement as Well as against undesirable vertical shift-ing movement relative to each other. i y

.Another object is to provide a connection for the purpose described which can be cheal -y ly and economically manufactured with rela-V tively simple manufacturing equipment and which connection Will be strong and durable and easily manipulated by an unskilled person.

`@ther objects and advantages of theinveiition will be apparent by reference to the i015V lowing specification and accompanying ldrawingsV invvhich I have illustrated arbedstead construction embodying a selected form of the invention.

In the drawings:

Fig. l is an end elevation of a bedstead structure.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a portion of Fig. 1 on an enlargedscale.

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 2,and

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Fig.

3-3 of Fig.

1 on an enlarged scale.

VReferring now to the drawings, l have shown in Fig. 1, a bedstead construction'including an end frame 5, which includes corner posts 6 and 7 connected by suitable cross i members and in this instance, connected at their upper ends by a integral continuation 9 of the corner posts which are preferably formed of tubular metal.` The end 'frame 5 with its corner posts 6 and 7 constitutes the .Y main supporting part of a bedstead Which is 192s. serial Nufzeaslis, j

,adapted to support a frame partJ 10. The i frame part 10 may be adapted to support any :conventional -form of bed bottom, and Visfo'v lcourse, made to support the desired type of bed bottom. f l Y The frame part 10 is preferably removably mounted on the corner posts 6 and 7 so lthat the'bedstead may be disassembled A to facilitate transportation ofthe saine. Forfremovably mounting the frame part 10 on the main support, I provide Q connections between the frame part andfeachv ofl the corner posts.

` Each of the connections maybe. of the same type and will therefore describe the con- .n'ection shown betvveenthe 4fra-me part 2110* and the cornerpost. y.. My improved connection includes a bracket "plate llvsecur'ed to'thecorner post and projecting therefrom as clearly shown inv Fig. l so as to have a portion spaced from the post. The lframe part 10 is provided with a riser12 .to` the upper end of'vvhich a side rail 13 and a'flange member l14e are secured. Thelange member 14rin this instance comprises an angle iron member 15 having one leg 16 secured vto the riserl2 and a legoriiangeportion 1'! disposed adjacent one face .of the bracket plate 11. AI dog or lever 18 is'pi'voted intermediate Vits ends on theriser-'lby means of .a pivot pin 19 Whichmay be in the forml of a rivet as shown in Figsand 4f. The lever 18 is spaced `fromthe leg 15 of the 'flange member 14 by means of a collar 20,.as clearly shownin Fig. vThe side rail V13 may be connected to Vthe. riser 12 adjacent its vupper eiidfjby means of a. vrivet 21anda brace 22 extending between the lower end or the riser 12, and the side rail. 18 Vas shownin2515522 i's provided. for rigidly maintaining the riser and side rail in fixed position relative toeach other.A

v ottheiiange as clearly shown in Fig. 42.

VThe Ypiiotefd, lever 18 is spaced. from the l The upper end of the lever oil-'set as at 23,

so as to extend over the upper edge 24 of the plate 11'. When the oset portion 23 of the lever engages the said upper edge 24,the Weight of the frame part will cause the lever to turn on its pivot so that the lower ldesired.v However, the continuous end 25 ofthe lever will move towardsv the adjacent part of the fla-nge 17 and serve to clamp the plate 11 against the said ange. The offset portion 23 of the lever is preferably inclined or angularly offset as shown in Fig. 2 so that it will be simultaneously eective to support the frame part 10 by its engagement with the upper edgeV of the plate 11 and to wedge or cla-mp the plate 11 adjaupper end portion offset relative to its other l end portion and operative to engage the top edge of said projecting bracket plate portion so as to thereby support the frame member, the other end portion of said lever being caused to move towards said flange so as to clamp the plate against said flange as an incident to said engagement between said oiset leverrportion and plate edge, thereby to prevent lateral shifting movemnt of the frame member relative to said. main supporting part.

MATTHEW F. BAYER.

cent its upper edge against the adjacent up- 'y per part of the flange` 17. The upper and lower portions of the flange 17 which are disposed adjacent the upper and @lower ends of the pivoted lever may be'termed vertically spaced abutments since the intermediate vportion of the: flange may be dispensed withif flange structure herein disclosed is convenient to make, and alfords the desired rigidity for the structure. The flange "may be notched as shown at 26 so as to permit the olset portion ,of the lever to extend thereover without engaging the same. Y j

It will be'noted that the above described form of connection is effective to support the frame part 10 in the desired position oi verx tical adjustment relative Vto vthe post 6 and also to rigidly hold the frame part against lateral shifting movement relative to the post because of the clamping engagement between the plate 11 and flange 17. lt will also bev noted that the greater the load placed uponl the frame part 10,`the z greater will be the clamping effect of the lever 18. rlhe connection above described may of course, be provided for connecting the usual form of side `rail to a corner post independently` ofthe thereto and having Va portio-n Vprojecting therefrom, an angle iron frame member having horizontally and vertically disposed flanges, a bracket carried by said frame member and provided with a vertically elongated flange part adapted to be positioned adjacent one side of said projecting bracket plate portion, and a vertically elongated'lever pivotl ally mounted intermediate vits endson sairjl` last-mentioned bracket, said lever havingA its 

